A PAIR OF BLUE-GLAZED INCISED CONICAL BOWLS

17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BLUE-GLAZED INCISED CONICAL BOWLS
17TH CENTURY
Each with widely flared sides rising to a brown-dressed rim, the interior freely incised with two four-clawed dragons racing through ruyi-shaped clouds in pursuit of the flaming pearl in the center, all under a deep blue glaze repeated on the exterior, the foot and base covered with a brown wash
8¼ in. (21.2 cm.) diam., wood stands (2)

Lot Essay

A virtually identical bowl dated to the Jiajing period in the Qing Court Collection in the Palace Musuem, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 86, no. 79.

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